Antigua - Barbuda

Date1996, 24 VII
Value$ 6
Catalog no.Mi BL350   Sc 2004   SG MS2363   Y&T --
TopicPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
OccasionSeries traditional cavalry
DescriptionSeries of 6 stamps showing traditional cavalry. This is the only sheetlet in this series.
Text on the right side: ‘17TH CENTURY POLISH CAVALRY. Text on the stamp: 19TH CENTURY FRENCH CAVALRY.
The frame shows a Polish hussar. In the army of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569 – 1791) the hussars were the most succesfull unit.